SBA 7(a) lenders for Educational services

Approvals from SBA fiscal year 2008 onward. Source data as of 2026-06-30.

1,139 institutions have SBA 7(a) loans on record in this sector, together $5.38B across 15,330 loans. Wells Fargo Bank National Association is the largest, with 7% of approvals.

Lenders

Rank	Lender	Loans	Approved	Share
1	Wells Fargo Bank National Association	1,329	$368.8M	6.9%
2	The Huntington National Bank	1,122	$281.2M	5.2%
3	Live Oak Banking Company	139	$211.1M	3.9%
4	U.S. Bank, National Association	511	$172.6M	3.2%
5	JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association	849	$131.8M	2.5%
6	Newtek Bank, National Association	335	$106.4M	2.0%
7	Byline Bank	73	$95.8M	1.8%
8	Celtic Bank Corporation	297	$89.3M	1.7%
9	PNC Bank, National Association	296	$85.4M	1.6%
10	Readycap Lending, LLC	237	$80.7M	1.5%
11	TD Bank, National Association	587	$68.6M	1.3%
12	FDIC cert 2057189	143	$65.4M	1.2%
13	Pinnacle Bank	61	$64.2M	1.2%
14	Columbia Bank	222	$63.7M	1.2%
15	Bank of America, National Association	154	$61.9M	1.2%
16	Enterprise Bank & Trust	70	$56.9M	1.1%
17	Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company	533	$56.6M	1.1%
18	Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC	48	$56.4M	1.0%
19	SouthState Bank, National Association	72	$55.1M	1.0%
20	Regions Bank	53	$54.0M	1.0%
21	Capital One National Association	65	$53.8M	1.0%
22	KeyBank National Association	147	$50.8M	0.9%
23	Truist Bank	118	$47.1M	0.9%
24	Fifth Third Bank	113	$46.7M	0.9%
25	Zions Bank, A Division of	240	$44.2M	0.8%
26	United Community Bank	41	$42.6M	0.8%
27	First Merchants Bank	49	$41.5M	0.8%
28	Banc of California	28	$40.1M	0.7%
29	First Bank of the Lake	58	$38.9M	0.7%
30	BayFirst National Bank	217	$38.8M	0.7%
31	Northeast Bank	261	$38.5M	0.7%
32	Beacon Bank and Trust	85	$36.0M	0.7%
33	Bank of Hope	147	$34.4M	0.6%
34	First National Bank of Pennsylvania	46	$34.1M	0.6%
35	Happen Bank	28	$33.0M	0.6%
36	Bank Five Nine	47	$33.0M	0.6%
37	Stearns Bank National Association	123	$32.1M	0.6%
38	BMO Bank National Association	58	$29.8M	0.6%
39	Bank of Ann Arbor	29	$29.6M	0.6%
40	Prosperity Bank	31	$26.2M	0.5%
41	The Bancorp Bank National Association	35	$25.9M	0.5%
42	Metro City Bank	18	$24.2M	0.4%
43	BankUnited, National Association	30	$24.2M	0.4%
44	America First Federal Credit Union	39	$24.1M	0.4%
45	East West Bank	37	$23.9M	0.4%
46	First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company	35	$23.7M	0.4%
47	PCB Bank	22	$23.2M	0.4%
48	United Midwest Savings Bank National Association	166	$23.1M	0.4%
49	First Bank	22	$21.9M	0.4%
50	Midwest Regional Bank	33	$19.4M	0.4%
51	Commonwealth Business Bank	19	$19.3M	0.4%
52	Glacier Bank	49	$19.0M	0.4%
53	Meridian Bank	24	$18.3M	0.3%
54	Pathward National Association	15	$17.5M	0.3%
55	Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company	33	$17.4M	0.3%
56	First Horizon Bank	25	$17.3M	0.3%
57	MidFirst Bank	16	$17.0M	0.3%
58	Stone Bank	15	$16.9M	0.3%
59	First Internet Bank of Indiana	17	$16.9M	0.3%
60	Citizens Bank	29	$16.9M	0.3%
61	Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB	30	$15.9M	0.3%
62	Citizens Bank, National Association	89	$15.9M	0.3%
63	Mission Valley Bank	17	$15.5M	0.3%
64	US Metro Bank	11	$15.4M	0.3%
65	Simmons Bank	33	$15.4M	0.3%
66	Busey Bank	15	$15.2M	0.3%
67	Provident Bank	20	$14.8M	0.3%
68	Merchants Bank of Indiana	12	$14.6M	0.3%
69	Open Bank	16	$14.4M	0.3%
70	CDC Small Business Finance Corp.	98	$14.2M	0.3%
71	Banner Bank	44	$14.1M	0.3%
72	Bell Bank	9	$13.4M	0.2%
73	Lendistry SBLC, LLC	83	$13.3M	0.2%
74	First Utah Bank	5	$13.3M	0.2%
75	HomeTrust Bank	15	$13.1M	0.2%
76	Santander Bank, National Association	84	$13.1M	0.2%
77	Old National Bank	43	$13.0M	0.2%
78	Plains State Bank	7	$12.9M	0.2%
79	Five Star Bank	46	$12.4M	0.2%
80	Bank OZK	16	$12.4M	0.2%
81	Ameris Bank	26	$12.4M	0.2%
82	Coastal States Bank	10	$12.2M	0.2%
83	Fremont Bank	6	$12.2M	0.2%
84	Customers Bank	14	$12.1M	0.2%
85	First Federal Bank	10	$12.1M	0.2%
86	United Business Bank	11	$12.0M	0.2%
87	Commercial Bank of California	7	$11.8M	0.2%
88	FWBank	6	$11.8M	0.2%
89	VelocitySBA, LLC	331	$11.8M	0.2%
90	Fulton Bank, National Association	21	$11.8M	0.2%
91	Hancock Whitney Bank	20	$11.8M	0.2%
92	Citizens Business Bank National Association	20	$11.6M	0.2%
93	TowneBank	16	$11.6M	0.2%
94	22nd State Bank, A Division of 22nd State Banking Company	9	$11.4M	0.2%
95	Commercial Bank of Texas N.A.	7	$11.3M	0.2%
96	Centennial Bank	19	$11.2M	0.2%
97	Woori America Bank	13	$11.1M	0.2%
98	Village Bank and Trust, National Association	16	$10.9M	0.2%
99	Eastern Bank	135	$10.9M	0.2%
100	Unity Bank	13	$10.8M	0.2%

Top 100 of 1,139 lenders.

Where this industry borrows

Rank	County	Loans	Approved
1	Los Angeles, CA	542	$234.3M
2	Maricopa, AZ	258	$143.8M
3	Harris, TX	259	$126.5M
4	Orange, CA	218	$112.4M
5	Collin, TX	154	$100.1M
6	Cook, IL	234	$95.9M
7	King, WA	167	$92.1M
8	San Diego, CA	208	$87.9M
9	Miami-Dade, FL	161	$70.7M
10	Santa Clara, CA	144	$67.8M
11	Tarrant, TX	123	$61.3M
12	Travis, TX	108	$58.0M
13	Salt Lake, UT	162	$58.0M
14	Fort Bend, TX	79	$56.9M
15	Fulton, GA	112	$49.2M
16	Wake, NC	82	$47.4M
17	Broward, FL	101	$47.2M
18	Alameda, CA	110	$46.2M
19	Utah, UT	91	$46.2M
20	Dallas, TX	113	$45.6M
21	Bexar, TX	97	$43.7M
22	Dupage, IL	75	$42.5M
23	New York, NY	156	$41.7M
24	Hillsborough, FL	73	$38.7M
25	Gwinnett, GA	85	$38.6M
26	Denton, TX	81	$37.3M
27	Bergen, NJ	116	$37.1M
28	Sacramento, CA	91	$37.0M
29	Hennepin, MN	127	$36.6M
30	Mecklenburg, NC	69	$36.4M
31	Dekalb, GA	56	$36.0M
32	Orange, FL	76	$35.3M
33	Williamson, TX	70	$35.1M
34	Clark, NV	110	$34.6M
35	Middlesex, MA	165	$34.5M
36	Oakland, MI	118	$33.6M
37	Riverside, CA	79	$33.5M
38	Palm Beach, FL	74	$33.1M
39	Montgomery, PA	91	$31.9M
40	Suffolk, NY	78	$31.4M

About this data

Built from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a) FOIA data release, a public record covering approvals from fiscal year 2008 onward and refreshed each quarter. SBA fiscal years end 30 September, so the most recent year is partial. Figures are approvals, not outstanding balances, and SBA attributes each loan to the institution that holds it today rather than the one that originated it — an acquisitive lender therefore shows books it did not write.